Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

गौतम उवाच । साधु राजेंद्र धन्योऽसि महा घेभ्यो भयं त्यज

Transliteration

gautama uvāca | sādhu rājeṃdra dhanyo'si mahā ghebhyo bhayaṃ tyaja

Translation

Gautama sprach: „Wohlgetan, o König; du bist gesegnet. Wirf die Furcht vor den großen Schrecken ab.“

Word by Word

• गौतमः: Gautama
• गौतमः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Speech act/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• साधु: good!/well!
• साधु: Sambandha (Interjection/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रशंसार्थक (interjection/adverb: good/well)

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासः—राज्ञाम् इन्द्रः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• धन्यः: fortunate/blessed
• धन्यः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महा: great
• महा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग/नपुंसक-प्रयोगे अव्ययवत्; अत्र उपपद-विशेषणरूपेण (intensifier)

• घेभ्यः: from sins/evils
• घेभ्यः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), बहुवचन (ablative)

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• त्यज: abandon
• त्यज: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Gautama

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gautama addresses the king with a calm, blessing demeanor—affirming him as blessed and instructing him to abandon fear of great terrors.

Characters & Entities

• Gautama
• Rājā (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When one turns toward dharma and seeks right remedy, despair gives way to fearlessness through the guru’s assurance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite here; it is a consoling instruction to abandon fear before the expiation is detailed.